Monday, December 30, 2013

A truly seminal and well-aged game, the original Final Fantasy for the NES is one of the best 8-bit JRPGs ever and a proper classic. It is also available complete in its box via this Final Fantasy (NES)eBay auction. Seller ships (almost) worldwide.

Sunday, December 29, 2013

If you are looking for something well and truly obscure look no further than this View Master Interactive Vision console (of sorts) that recently appeared on eBay. And it's the complete thing too, coming in its original box with all the required bits and the VHS tape/game Disney's Cartoon Arcade. Seller is only shipping within the United States.

As for the console itself, it is a properly odd thing that utilizes a VCR and offers a quasi-interactive, FMV-like experience mainly focused on kids; as an added bonus it looks utterly unique and not unlike a toy.

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Retro Treasures wishes you the very best for this holiday season and suggests you really hurry up if you'd like to gist yourself a lovely, obscure Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom actually) clone. Just follow the link to this Hitex a-280 Computer Video System and grab the console, 2 controllers and the power supply.

Thursday, December 19, 2013

A console is only as good as its games, and Nintendo has always been a company to fully understand this simple truth. Case in point: the Nintendo 64. An offering that felt a bit behind the time, but one that managed to provide with an amazing selection of exquisitely aged classics.

Interestingly some of the best (and best know) of said classic cartridges come bundled with a console, 2 controllers and the Expansion Pack in this lovely (NTSC) Nintendo 64 auction. As for the games, well, there's 11 of them including Super Mario 64, Goldeneye, Star Fox 64, Super Smash Bros, Mario Kart, Zelda: Majora's Mask, Ocarina of Time and Banjo-Kazooie.

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

One lovely, boxed CompuMate home computer expansion/keyboard thingy by Spectravideo and 20 sealed games (mostly copies of Berzerk, admittedly) for the venerable Atari 2600 console can be your via this eBay auction. Provided you have a US address, that is.

Oh, and did you know that the CompuMate, besides offering a membrane keyboard, also allows you to connect a tape recorder to your console in order to store and read data? Well, it does, and even comes with a built-in version of BASIC, a music synthesizer app and a drawing program.

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Essentially a CPC with a few extra chips, a cartridge slot, a SCART port and some preposterously priced games, Amstrad's GX4000 console was a proper disaster. A highly collectible disaster admittedly and an interesting, distinctly European 8-bit console, you could grab via this pretty amazing GX4000 auction on eBay.

You'll be getting two consoles (one working, one for spare parts), a new power supply, the manual, two controllers, the original box, a SCART cable and 12 games. The games include such rare pieces as No Exit, TinTin on the Moon and Plotting.

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Really love those retro bundles; they are so full of little surprises and great stuff they are far too tempting despite already owning a ZX Spectrum. Thankfully then, this particular 48k Spectrum bundle can only be shipped to UK addresses...

Besides a fully working, boxed with manuals ZX Spectrum 48k complete with all necessary cables and things, you'll also be getting a selection of 16 classic magazines, several blank tapes, a joystick and some truly great games. Said games would include versions of Jet Set Willy, Spellbound, Kokotoni Wilf, Ant Attack, Elite and The Sentinel.

Thursday, October 17, 2013

If you are a lucky owner of an Odyssey 2, you'll be happy to know that eBay will let you grab 9 Odyssey 2 games in one cunning move. Said games all come in their boxes, are untested and most of them also sport a manual. Titles include Invaders from Hyperspace, Baseball, UFO, Take The money and Run, lien Invaders - Plus and Blockout! Breakdown!

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

One for the arcade collectors: a fully functional Atari Star Wars PCB set on eBay. It's been tested, includes the CPU, AVG and sound chips, and comes on a new board, waiting to be installed in a cabinet. Seller ships to the Americas, Europe and Australia.

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

The Sega Game Gear produced by Majesco might be lacking TV Tuner support, but, other than that, most probably is the best version of the console. It sports a better speaker and a more durable, lower response time & better contrast screen, you see. Oh, and you can grab a practically new, boxed one via this Game GeareBay auction. Seller is shipping almost worldwide.

Friday, October 11, 2013

I never knew that Sierra, even back during its On Line Systems days, developed a football game. Well, apparently it did and it was none other Hi-Res Soccer, a copy of which you can buy off of eBay. It's the sealed, Apple II version of this rare game and it wont be cheap. Seller's shipping worldwide.

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Let's start off with this lovely and modestly priced boxed copy of Zork: Grand Inquisitor (PC) that can be grabbed off of eBay. It is, after all, one of the funniest point-and-click adventures I have ever played. It's beyond demented and is one of those extremely rare FMV offerings that are really, really good. Also, it comes complete in a big box with all sorts of goodies and the seller is shipping worldwide.

Now, on to the promise.

Well, I've decided I should start working a bit more on Retro Treasures and try to actually improve it and expand its scope. This is not something that will happen overnight, mind you, but a goal the first step towards which shall be more frequent posts. Oh, and do please feel free to share any suggestions you might have...

Monday, September 23, 2013

If you love your RPGs indie and old-fashioned , you are definitely going to adore the Indie RPG Bundle by Bundle In A Box; a selection of 13 excellent games that will last you for hours upon hours and will cost you what you want them to. All 13 offerings have been selected by yours truly :)

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Have a few thousand dollars to spend and love Sierra On-Line's early, historically important and highly collectible games? Well, you are in luck. This jaw-dropping collection of 21 pre-1986 Sierra games is waiting for you on eBay, and its seller is shipping worldwide.

Monday, September 9, 2013

Those tiny 16kb ZX Spectrum carts never really took off, despite being able to instantly, almost magically, load a game. Must have been their price and limited storage capabilities I believe, though, if it weren't for these, this Hungry Horace cartridge that appeared on eBay wouldn't be as collectible as it is. It's boxed. complete and only available for UK buyers, mind you.

Thursday, September 5, 2013

With a price that has already surpassed $300 and more than 4 days left to it, we can be more than certain that this particular copy of Infocom's Starcross being auctioned off over at eBay is going to end up being very expensive indeed. Not that this is particularly shocking when you consider it's the rare and highly collectible flying saucer (1st) edition of the game for the Apple IIe/c/c+, but I thought I'd warn everyone.

The game is apparently in excellent condition and the seller is shipping worldwide.

Monday, September 2, 2013

Assuming you are lucky enough to own one of Sega's coveted SC-3000 gaming micros, you'll definitely be interested in five cartridges for your machine; namely these particular 5 SC-3000 game carts that can be bought via eBay. Seller is shipping worldwide and the games are none other than Champion Soccer, Lode Runner, Champion Tennis, Star Jacker and Safari Hunting.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Time to breathe some life into good ol' Retro Treasures and what better way to do it than pointing you to a an incredibly handy 3.5" disk drive for your Commodore 64? A Commodore 1581 DD to be precise, whose seller is nice enough to ship worldwide.

Friday, August 2, 2013

Your humble host, me, has been working on a game for over a year now. An iOS game called Droidscape: Basilica to be precise and a game you can finally play; well, provided you grab it from Apple's App Store, that is. According to its reviewers it really is a great and unique thing, and, well, your support would be most helpful. Also, it's a rather unique blend of action puzzler, that comes complete with stop-motion animated graphics, head-tracking controls, 60 levels, a full soundtrack and a gripping sci-fi plot.

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

MacMan and the Caber Eater, a simple educational game for the ZX Spectrum hell-bent on teaching 80s youngsters how to subtract, is quite the Speccy rarity and easily one of the most expensive bits of software a collector can nowadays buy. Also, it sports a fantastic name and was published by Sinclair and Macmillan (!). And you can even try it for free courtesy of the ever-excellent World of Spectrum.

Monday, July 22, 2013

OK, the seller is a bit stingy on details (though also sells worldwide), but this Sega Saturn Dev Console looks very intriguing and, for the time, modestly priced. Besides, it does come with some extra switches and bits and would certainly make an interesting curio and most probably a lovely tool for homebrew development.

Monday, July 15, 2013

The Sega Saturn Virtua Stick Pro, its Japanese version to be precise, is both a brilliant way to enjoy the more arcadey side of the Saturn and also quite collectible. Even more so when coming in its box. Interested? Then this Sega Saturn Virtua Stick ProeBay auction is for you; seller ships worldwide.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Actually, this lovely Atari ST auction won't just get you the complete, boxed Atari 16-bit micro, but an extra nine games too. So, whereas the Discovery Pack gets you all the books, software (including the STOS game creator), bits, bolts and games, you'll also be grabbing 9 games including Golden Axe, Rana Rama, California Games and Barbarian. Nice, innit? Seller ships only to Europe and Australia.

Thursday, June 6, 2013

I have never played Spaceship Warlock, but I distinctly remember being absolutely blown away by those stunning magazine reviews and features. It was a multimedia extravaganza and apparently light-years ahead from anything else available at the time. At least when it came to graphics, sounds and system requirements, though confidential sources do claim that this sci-fi adventure wasn't a particularly great game.

Monday, May 27, 2013

Hello reader! In the hopes that you may have somehow won large sums of money, let me presented you with this unopened box of Earthbound for the SNES. Bid only if you know why you want this classic 16-bit RPG; also know that the seller is shipping worldwide.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Sporting a fantastic selection of games including such utter classics as Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Monty on the Run, Underwurlde, Cauldron, XOR, Jet Set Willy, Dizzy, Boulder Dash, Match Day 2 and Hungry Horace this Spectrum Games Collection on eBay is a truly great deal. And happily the seller's shipping worldwide too.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Retro gaming connoisseur MadPlanet has spotted something both unique and wonderful over at eBay: a complete boxed version of Space Taxi for the Commodore 64. Yes, a fully working copy of one of the rarest and actually best C64 games, complete in its even rarer box with manual, Muse catalog and couple of 3x5 cards. The seller's shipping only within the US.

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Sega released the SG-1000 II, the aptly named successor to its earlier SG-1000, in 1984, and presented the world with a more, err, presentable and slightly better 8-bit console. You could actually find out much more about it by grabbing this boxed Sega SG-1000 II currently on auction @ eBay. Seller ships to the Americas, most of Europe, Asia and Australia.

The console is in full working order, seems to in a fine aesthetic condition and comes complete with its manual, two controllers and all the required cables and adapters.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

QL-Cavern was one of the first platformers to appear on the Sinclair QL and it still is a rather impressive game sporting lovely graphics and sounds and 50 or so levels. You can grab it complete in its box via this eBay auction. As you'd expect, the game comes on a microdrive cartridge. Seller ships only within the UK.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Here's an auction for people who, for some reason, need more than one Amstrad CPC 464 or are intending to shower their friends with retro computing & gaming gifts. You'll be bidding on four CPC 464 micros, two monochrome monitors, one colour monitor, two manuals, seven books and fifty-six (original) games on tape. Seller ships only within the European Union.

Monday, April 29, 2013

If you love your Pokemon and your 8-bit colour handhelds, then this Special Edition Gameboy Color auction is something you should definitely have a look at. It's the rare, boxed edition of the console that was only released in New Zealand and even comes with those Pikachu (!) batteries. Seller ships to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan and South Africa.

Friday, April 26, 2013

Wonderful 8-bit shmup Cataclypse can happily be bought over via this lovely Catalypse (C64) auction over at eBay. It's the rare disk version of the game complete in its box and it can be shipped to the UK, Europe, the USA, Canada and Australia.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

The legendary first and most beautiful of the Amigas, the Amiga 1000, remains one of the most elegant and ground-breaking computers ever designed and, intriguingly, one of the rarest of the Commodore family. What's more, this Amiga 1000 auction might be your chance to grab a modestly priced one in its box; it's not 100% tested, you see, and only comes with a mouse and keyboard, but seems to actually be in great condition and is definitely fine from a cosmetic point of view. Seller ships worldwide.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Not much to do with computers or video gaming, but this Sinclair Pocket TV auction should be of interest to all Sinclair/ZX Spectrum collectors. This micro-TV was, after all, quite the technical marvel back in the '80s, still works to this very day and even comes with its protective wallet. Seller ships to Europe, Australia, U.S.A. and Canada.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Once again, Blake, the wise curator of the ByteCellar, has discovered another unknown and rare gem on eBay: Dragon's Eye for the Apple II. The game, a fantasy CRPG by Epyx, comes complete in its box with instruction booklet and 5.25" floppy disk and will apparently cost you over $200. You can find out more about it here. Seller ships worldwide.

Monday, April 22, 2013

If you want to turbo-charge your Amiga 500, you could do much worse than grabbing this MTec Turbo 68020 card. It will add a 68020 CPU running at 33Mhz to your beloved micro and 4 megas of RAM. The expansion card has been tested and is working. Seller ships only within the US.

Friday, April 19, 2013

It won't come in cheap, but if you are looking for a fantastic collection of complete-in-box NES games, along with a fine selection of controllers and accessories and, of course, the console itself you can't go wrong with this Nintendo NES auction at eBay. You'll be getting the Zapper, the NES Advantage joystick, two controllers, the Game Genie and 49 CIB games including: Zelda II, The Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, Castlevania, Marble Madness, Metal Gear, R.C. Pro-Am, Tetris, Faxanadu and Double Dragon. Oh, and you'll also be getting another 5 game boxes without the cartridges themselves.

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Ed Fries has done the rather unthinkable and ported FPS mega-hit HALO to the Atari 2600. Of course, it's not a FPS anymore and things look decidedly blockier, but you still get to control the horrendously named Master Chief in a large exploration game filled with a ton of enemies to shoot and keys to collect. What's more, the game, Halo 2600, has been released in proper, physical cartridge form (complete with box and everything) by AtariAge and you can grab your copy here. It will set you back $50 and you can only order up to two copies.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

If you love PC and adventure gaming and still can't get over those hefty, classic game boxes Sierra used to produce this fantastic Sierra Collection on eBay should be of interest. Seller ships worldwide and it includes the following games (sealed):

Monday, April 8, 2013

The PAL version of the first installment of Sega's unfinished epic can be grabbed by following this very link to Shenmue (Dreamcast) @ eBay. It's the complete boxed game and the seller is shipping worldwide.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

How do five games for the price of pay-what-you-want sound? What if two of said games are exclusive debuts and the other three are none other than brilliant retro-tastic indie RPG Phantasmaburbia, being-stood-up-sim Dinner Date and frantic puzzler Vampires!? Quite the bargain I should say and that is why you retro-loving RT readers should have a look at the Cerebral Bundle. It is after all something I've worked on pretty hard too ;)

Oh, and if you beat the average price, you'll also be getting sci-fi adventure J.U.L.I.A., the first episode of thriller Cognition (sporting the talents of the mighty Jane Jensen), odd indie hit I Get This Call Every Day and the just released Reversion: The Meeting.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Yes, it does come in a battered box, but it's both complete and working, and the fantastic Shoot-'em-up Construction Kit itself. The very same wonderful game creation kit that amazed everyone a couple of decades ago (ouch) in its glorious Amiga version. The auction seller ships to Europe, United States, Australia and Canada.

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

RGCD, the website behind those lavish, new and rather excellent Commodore 64 releases (mainly boxed and on a cartridge), has finally gone on and created a proper online shop. Visit it over here and have your pick of wonderful 8-bit indie offerings.

Monday, March 4, 2013

Chiller is most probably the most brutal and definitely the sickest game to ever hit the Nintendo NES. Not surprisingly then, it was never licensed or approved by Nintendo and was only sold by American Game Cartridges, ending up quite the rarity. You can find more about it here, here and here. If you are actually interested in owning this lightgun gore-fest you can of course bid on this Chiller (NES)eBay auction for the NTSC version of the game. The game is new and sealed.

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Living in the UK? Have been dreaming of a shiny Amstrad CPC 464 for the past 20 or so years? One with a colour monitor and more than a few 8-bit lovelies on tape? Well, you are in luck then as this CPC auction is definitely for you. It even comes with a manual, introductory book and both a cassette head cleaner and an azimuth head alignment tape.